IANA's Maintenance & Repair Committee addresses issues that relate to maintaining intermodal equipment and components in safe, good repair and in roadable/loadable service. Specific focus areas involve inspection, maintenance and repair practices. Also included in committee deliberations are documentation and reporting procedures and requirements.
Current Leadership
Chair
Christopher O’Hea
C & K Trucking, LLC
Vice Chair
William Fluke
Columbia Group
Vice Chair
William Traub
P & B Intermodal Services, LLC
Board Liaison
Garry Old
COFC Logistics
Next Meeting
Intermodal Operations, Safety and Maintenance Business Meeting
Wednesday, May 8, 2024, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM CST
Lombard, IL
Previous Meeting
Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
In-Person, Intermodal EXPO
Long Beach, CA
View Presentations
- Intermodal Maintenance & Repair Committee presentation from February 23, 2024 meeting.
- Intermodal Maintenance & Repair Committee presentation from September 11, 2023 meeting.
- Intermodal Maintenance & Repair Committee presentation from May 9, 2023 meeting.
- Intermodal Maintenance & Repair Committee presentation from Friday, February 3, 2023 meeting.
- Purchasing, Managing Groups & Reports presentation from Friday, February 3, 2023 meeting.
- Lincoln Tech Chassis Maintenance Assessment FAQ presentation from Friday, February 3, 2023 meeting.
- FMC Commissioner Carl W. Bentzel’s Maritime Transportation Data Initiative (MTDI) Preliminary Recommendations Presentation to the Joint Committee Education Session on September 12, 2022.
Webinars
Darrell Ruban, Associate Administrator for Safety for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and his team, shared an in-depth analysis of the FMCSA Inspection Metrics for Intermodal Equipment (IME) in a presentation on June 14, 2023 for IANA members.
Minutes
- Minutes from the February 23, 2024 meeting.
- Minutes from the September 11, 2023 meeting.
- Minutes from the May 9, 2023 meeting.
- Minutes from the September 12, 2022 meeting.
- Minutes from the May 3, 2022 meeting.
- Minutes from the February 11, 2022 meeting.
Task Force
Damage Prevention Outreach Program Task Force
Leader: Andrew Knouse, Norfolk Southern Corporation
The Task Force’s goal is to raise awareness and share information regarding preventable chassis damage with stakeholders involved in moving, storing and maintaining chassis. Presentation tools and resources, which could include documents, slides, and/or handouts, may be utilized by IANA members during local outreach events to highlight proper use and handling of intermodal chassis and the operational and safety benefits of doing so.
Working Groups
Photographic Evidence Working Group
Leader: Mark Smith, FYX, Fleet Roadside Assistance
